I know absolutely zilch about the Godwits. But I admired this bird's long, slender beak with the dark tips. He seemed so elegant, strolling along the beach, poking about in the sand.
I drew this tonight with sepia colored pencil on vellum paper.
Monday, April 12, 2010
#15: Marbled Godwit
For today, here is a relatively new bird on our list - we ID'd these on the beach at Carlsbad, CA, over our New Year's vacation.
I know absolutely zilch about the Godwits. But I admired this bird's long, slender beak with the dark tips. He seemed so elegant, strolling along the beach, poking about in the sand.
I drew this tonight with sepia colored pencil on vellum paper.
I know absolutely zilch about the Godwits. But I admired this bird's long, slender beak with the dark tips. He seemed so elegant, strolling along the beach, poking about in the sand.
I drew this tonight with sepia colored pencil on vellum paper.
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ReplyDeleteIt blows me away how you can seemingly toss-off a sketch like this. I know there's work involved. These birds just want to jump off the page and fly away to my eye.
I'm glad you started again.
Wow, look at you. You're like a factory now, cranking these out! Except I in no way mean to imply they don't look completely hand & pain-stakingly created.
ReplyDeleteI love the shadow. And what a crazy name this bird has!